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It was a long time since I did this video. Maybe I should consider on giving another shot on this topic, after five years :) I did amass a really large collection of images throughout the years, because street photography is second nature to me :)

I have to admit one thing. When first got the camera, a few years ago, and having the "full set" of the Nikon F, I did not expect much of it. Then I noticed that I was leaving more the Nikon F4 and Nikon F5 at home and picking up more the Minolta. I guess that she does the same as the others with half the weight. I also like (what does not happen with the kit lens from Nikon) how the Minolta kit lens renders black and white . Even today I left my 1969 Nikon F at home and picked up the Minolta 600...

Dear Teddy, many MANY thanks for your extremely instructive comment. You made my day as I learned something new :) I really don't use flash that much, because in street photography the flash would stand out like a sore thumb, but reading your comment makes me think that it might not be such a bad idea afterall...

Good morning!! :) I guess I can't please everyone :)

@@Renderprism that is absolutely true. I sometimes wonder why people do adhere more to the "megapixels" argument and don't look more at the craftsmanship behind a "mechanical" camera and it's inherent beauty. I do a lot of images so it's quite frequent that rolls accumulate waiting to be developed. This makes me forget about the images I took and when I develop them, a month after taking them, several times I'm caught gazing in bewilderment at the strips of negatives hanging for drying at my small bathroom.... The same does not happen when shooting with a digital camera. And I dare say, a photographer in the 1980's knew more about light than a photographer of the 2020's...

I would like to ask that you consider not adding un-related tags to your episode description. I appreciate that you are trying to improve search engine optimisation (understandable), but for anyone trying to do archiving, analysis, or research it creates challenges and inconveniences.

@@Renderprism hi there good afternoon! I'll take that in consideration for the forthcoming videos. Truth is that it's one of the things that I left UA-cam to fill in automatically for all the videos, but I will make the necessary arrangements from now onwards and take special care for only having items directly or indirectly involved on the creation :) many thanks for the warning!

hi Steve! I was curious and went to Google Earth to see the mileage from chicago to my hometown (Queijas - means : Cheeses) and discovered that we are 4.000 miles appart! And this gives me a "WOW" factor and to think that someone from that far is interested on what I talk about, gives me the chills and responsability to "behave" (but I cannot write this withouth laughting)

I think that's the only camera I never tried from the Nikon's lineup... I never found a good argument to pay it's ungodly price they ask for it. So yes... I'm jealous of you !!! Hehehe :) :) :)

@@paulodefeyter I got a used one on a payment plan. My review is that it is basically an F5, but refined and significantly weight reduced. For me, the newer red focus zones of the F6 (in the viewfinder) are a welcome upgrade from the F5's arrows where I can never remember which points to what. The other thing is that it disappears in your hands. You're not holding a camera. You're just taking photos. I know that sounds like BS but it's true.

@@Narsuitus you did well on not going for a Hasselblad because in the end you would not notice any big difference on image quality as the Mamiya is a capable camera. I use Hasselblad for one main reason over the Mamiya... With the old hassy backs, you are able to do 13 shots on a 120 roll. This is the main advantage over the Mamiya.

Curious... And if I may ask, on what occasions do you need your cable release?

@@paulodefeyter When I take panoramic images of brightly lit cityscapes at night, I mount the Holga on a tripod, set the shutter speed to “Bulb,” and take exposures that may be about 8-seconds in length. I prefer using a cable release to hold the shutter open instead of using my shaky hands.

@Narsuitus that does make sense :) fortunately there is an adapter made in 3d that solves your problem. I looked for it online and its price range goes from 15 USD to 20 USD... It solves your problem :)

@@slavakhudyakov3807 me? Smart? Mmmmmmm... Not really.... I just shoooooooot alot of images :) that's why some experience :)

@@papaguena001 obrigado :)

@@bernardkealey6449 Im lucky that I got a few "ol' timers" that can service these kind of machine in the vicinity. A CLA on a Mamiya C is around 80€, so I cannot complain. But truth be told, if you take an image with both cameras, you'll not be able to tell which one took which, so both cameras are equal on that matter. I do use more the Hasselblad because I can trick the counter and do 13 shots on a 12 images roll of 120...

@@rossmansell5877 not on this case. The tripod is alright and sturdy (Manfrotto 190) but I should think on getting a bigger tripod ballhead. This one wobbles a bit with my 4x5 monorail.

@@alejandrolopez3923 my attention does not fall for the detail (which is much bigger, yes) but rather for the movements that this cameras give, and that nowhere else one can find it. I prefer softer images as long as they are able to transmit an idea, an impression, or a story. Biut you are right, if I use my Schneider lenses, I get an incredible amount of detail :) althought I'm not intrinsically after that aspect :)

Well I live in Portugal, so I can get the foma products at a fair price. It's about 45 dollars for 50 4x5 sheets... So I cannot complain. I don't smoke and I don't drink alcohol, so I guess that's my healthy addiction :) if you don't shoot but have a 4x5, then I would suggest you sell the camera to someone who uses it at a fair price. There is no point on holding a Corvette at the garage if you're not taking it out for a spin due to gasoline prices, do you agree? Besides, photographic material unused only gets its price decreased as time goes by :)

Hi there and Good evening! I know exactly what you mean because I do have several 11-20, 16-20 lenses so I do know the kind of distortion you're mentioning (and how well it looks when properly done). There are a few lenses in LF that can get "almost" that kind of look but they come with some drawbacks. I have a 90mm f5.6 which when focused to the infinity it's very, but VERY close to the ground glass. It is enough to have movements but it pretty much very tight... There are lenses of 60 and 75mm for LF, but I suspect that they might just cover the 4x5 and be really impossible to make movements with them and could force you to have a recessed lens board to mount them. If you look at the beginning of the video, there is a small curiosity... I used a 75mm medium format lens which does not cover the 4x5 format... It's the image which you can completely see the blackness of the barrel like the "beginning of a James bond movie". I know that there is a Nikkor 65 and also a Schneider 58 f5.6 that should give you that desired "distortion" of a wide angle. I've heard of, but never saw one, 45 or 48mm (Cant remember well) which should put the equivalent to a 11 or 15 in 135 format (which people call now full frame). They are however, somewhat rare and do expect the price to be moderately expensive for them,,,

@@just_eirik and sorry for not saying this sooner: Thanks for watching and commenting :)

@@paulodefeyter Ah I see! Very interesting! Didn’t know wide lenses like that required them to be so close to the back. Thanks for the detailed answer.

@@paulodefeyter No problem! :)

@@steveshadowphoto9346 Hi Steve! I work on a multicultural environment, I have an Italian boss, my supervisor is German, I'm Portuguese and my colleagues are widely spread on what concerns culture and language. We should now be around 100 staff with 27 different nationalities. We don't care much about grammar as long as the next understands fully the message. On my precise case I can fully work on Portuguese, Spanish, French and English. I also understand Italian and Flemish. And if a German is speaking slowly, I can get the gist of what he's saying...

@@paulodefeyter Yes, and that's why I don't correct English grammar (which I have enough trouble with myself!). You communicated perfectly and that is all someone needs; you were understood!

@@rhalfik none taken :) I do use a monitor to do this, attached to a KG stereo headphones. But it might sound differently . As a very amateur musician I do like my music slightly over the normal. Is it the case with your setup? Music too loud?

@@paulodefeyter Yes. The music is fine, but I'm getting listening fatigue from trying to focus on the monologue. They're fighting a bit. Normally people vary the volume of the music so that it goes from background to foreground, but never in between. Maybe you can find an autoduck for your editing program, that can take care of it.

That might be due to the fact that English was my 4th foreign language that I've learned at school. So these itsy-bitsy tiny-winy details go awry! Luckily for me that English is a somewhat simple language and not as complicated as Portuguese or versatile as French. On my twenties I got to learn Flemmish, and boy! that is a nerve racking language with very weird and unnatural gutural sounds....

@@MarksPhoto many thanks for the advice. But using a Holga and a digital device (mobile phone) just seems rather odd and counter nature to the Holga itself. "We" use holgas because they are clunky and simple and the final result transmits a certain character... The phone would just numb the fun of the whole process... :) but again, many thanks for the idea!!!

I think that in this case, comparing 135 film, the sprocket rocket is a clear winner. Good choice!

@@paulodefeyter it’s fun!

@@coastalartistlivingonislan8395 there's also a cheaper way to do this... There are adapters for 135 film cassetes to fit inside 120 spool casings. I used to do this with my Mamiya C3 a 135 to 120 adapter and a 120 spool with scotch tape to be the film receiver. The only drawback is that once I'd use the whole film, I would have to wait to get back hope and open the film compartment inside my dark room. The last time I saw those adapters, they were like 10 dollars a set of 2...

@@slavakhudyakov3807 don't let that VB stay stopped for long. I use Rolleiflexes on street photography and I get a lot of great shots with them. The VB here will Excell as she is a very quiet camera, and the old shooting trigger is very concealed. Rolleicord and Rolleiflexes are excellent in the street for 2 reasons, first you shoot from the hip/belly, and as you are not taking the camera to your eye, the persons around you get photographed in a much more natural pose. And second, those extremely few who notice you shooting them, like it so much that they don't mind you photographing them and don't confront you.

Funny you should mention that. I just had a friend of mine photographing Sebastião Salgado very recently... I was just talking about that with him (he shot him on a 4x5 studio camera).

@@paulodefeyter such a small world… his works are amazing! And I liked yours here, from a subway.

@@slavakhudyakov3807 he's a bit too frail at the moment. He quitted photography in a professional way. It's a bit of a shame when you see these persons slowly fading to old age.

@@paulodefeyter Yes, time flies so fast. At least he done something that will stay with us forever... enjoying your channel, man. You are very intelligent and I like your narrative and calm way of story telling.

@@slavakhudyakov3807 wow many thanks!!! Where are you from my friend? Many thanks for your nice words :)

@@paulodefeyter I am living in a beautiful Austria

@@olikane530 greetings from a very sunny and warm Lisbon!

Unlike HP5, on this Ortho400 you can use Rodinal without any problem :)

​@@paulodefeyter There is a problem with HP5 in Rodinal? I use both of then together almost exclusively and don't have any problems.

​@@thomervin7450It all depends on how you like your grain. Rodinal and HP5 have a tendency to be very, but very grainy for my taste. As a joke I normally say that HP5 and Rodinal turn the images into "potato fields" ready to be ripped... :) I avoid Rodinal on ASAs over 200, with the exclusion of Foma Ortho.

If you one day, while being out in the street with your Leica M3 and feel a sharp object hitting you and collapse on the floor, and 3 weeks later I do a review on a Leica M3 which just really but really REALLY looks like yours.... Its pure coincidence!!! heheheheheheheh :)

@@paulodefeyter ?

@@tompaste387 Just joking around :) I always wanted to have a M Leica, but never justified throwing out alot of money just for a 135 camera. The Leica M cameras are just way too expensive for a common "mortal" to reach them...

In good truth what really matter is the final result and there is no incorrect way (unless you cheat with software) to do it. I normally tell people that Photography is like racing. The needs and way of a Formula 1 racer are completely different from the needs and way of a Marathon racer. however both of them want to get to the finish line first. With photography is exactly the same. A wedding photographer cannot go to a event and do 2 or 3 shots, as well as a Large Format photographer will not go to a mountain range and do 250 shots expecting that one of them be "ok´ish"...Photography is a really spread-out wide universe. For instance, I have no need for a 800mm prime lens, but my neighbour, who could be a wild life shooter, might not leave to work without one :)

Although the VI is a bit more expensive than the Canon II models, it's as capable as any Leica for a fraction of the price :)

I always use a squeegee but I wash it first so that the rubber is not that hard on the film. On my case (135, 120 and 4x5) it gets the job done and suits me well. I also pre-wash and after-wash the film :) No scratches what-so-ever :)

@@jasongold6751 it is an excruciatingly slow process not for the "run'n'gun" kind of photographers... It's a nightmare to see that the images are over the sprocket wholes! But once you get the hang of it, you get it done with some level of delay. :) here the canon also has a small advantage as the spool locks itself via a spring, and only locks when it is in the correct position. So there is no need to open the shutter and push the film with your own hand into place.

Thanks! :) Glad you liked it ;)

I cannot argue with that, as I was simply not there to know if it's true or not. I mean, things that we take for granted today might be wrong tomorrow (600 years ago the world was supposed to be flat, right?!?), so I'm not betting any euro on NASA :)

@@paulodefeyter Hahaha. You're right. But whatever reality turns out to be, it's wonderful we have an awesome way to document it!

If you saw the short video on which we rescued a small black and white cocker Spaniel, yesterday I delivered him to his new family :)

True, bit on this case one cannot judge a lens for what it was not made for. Videos on "regular" DSLRs only appeared on the later part of the 2000's decade, so by that time this lens was out of production. :)

I cant argue with that :) Those are sure good looking cameras

@@marcp.1752 ahhhhhh tried to :) however I got scammed with a Dynax 7. Literally months to get my money back due to a purchase of a camera that simply was not working. Funny that you mentioned this, because I've been using, when I rarely use 135, the Minolta much more than the F4. This because of the weight as I do not feel the Minolta on me, but I sure do with the F4...

@@paulodefeyter No problem. Yes, especially with old gear, there are sometimes scammers - beware, online. I like to shoot my old XD7 the most, have it since decades. 2nd spot is the X700, from Minolta. With Nikon, i really loved my FM, before i finally sold it. Every brand does have good, great or not so great bodies - the same with digital, nowadays. Not every model from any brand is the same, quite popular. It's great - to have choices, there was never a bigger 2nd hand market of gear like nowadays. 🙂

@@marcp.1752 It was not a scammer, but a genuine phisical shop... to Summarize it: I bought a Dynax 7 with a grip for 100€. when I got home the battery grip was non functional, it had other small issues that were not mentioned on the deal, and as they didnot had batteries (how practical for them!) it was not spotted on the spot. I returned the camera so that they could have someone to have a look at it. 1 month goes by and notrhing, went back to the shop (40 miles away) they said that it was June/July so it was going to take more than usual.... waited for another month and then stormed the shop for answers.... they gave me my money back, eventually.

Hi Steve! Thanks for the comment. I don't know if you'll like Foma 400 with Rodinal, as with the 400 version Rodinal will boost the grain quite a lot. Personally I do not appreciate it that much as it becomes more like a "potato field" rather than an image. Fomapan 100 is fine, 200 is "ok'ish", 400 is a bit too much for my taste. What I'd really like to see from Foma, is the Ortho in 4x5. That would make my day :)

Im always admired on how people from other countries, specially the ones far away from me, take sometime to look at me goofing up and trying (and sometimes failing) at get satisfactory images :) See I always post this thinking that no one will give a look at it, so when someone comments it just makes my day! :D